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A Rant about Comics Part 2 – Grump Week
Read more: A Rant about Comics Part 2 – Grump WeekHey, so this post is a bit of a bummer. Maybe read Part 1 first, where I talk about a bunch of cool comics you should read? For the better part of a decade, I’ve been trying to figure out why I quietly loathe most American comics. I’ve gone through a variety of theories, ranging…
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2023 Placeholder Awards
Read more: 2023 Placeholder AwardsThe presents have been opened. The award lists that people actually read have been posted. The games industry itself has been gutted like a fish, along with the rest of the technical sector. Ah, 2023. It’s surprising to me that the first year that truly felt “post” COVID was still such an incredibly shitty year…
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PAX Unplugged 2023 – The Trading Card Games
Read more: PAX Unplugged 2023 – The Trading Card GamesAh, Trading Card Games, or if you’re me, “The Money Hole.” PAX Unplugged is almost always awash in TCG’s of some sort or another, and this year was no exception. Alpha Clash Alpha Clash was the indie TCG of the show for me. Were there other small TCG’s at the show? Yes, but if you…
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The Backlog Cleanout
Read more: The Backlog CleanoutWe’re rapidly approaching the end of the year, and what better time for a bit of cleaning? Specifically, cleaning out the backlog of all the games I played, didn’t write about, and now too much time has elapsed for me to give a fresh review. For each of these games, I’ll be giving my general…
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PAX Unplugged 2023 – The Full Demos
Read more: PAX Unplugged 2023 – The Full DemosThere’s not enough time to play a full demo of everything at PAX. I think if the show was set up to let you do that, it would probably be one or two months long. I’m not sure I could take that long off work. That said, I did play a bunch of full demos!…